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2023-07-24 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Pearland City Council Minutes July 24, 2023 CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES JULY 24, 2023 The City Council of Pearland, Texas convened in a meeting on Monday, July 24, 2023 at the Pearland City Hall Council Chambers, 3519 Liberty Drive, Pearland Texas. The following represents the actions taken by City Council in the order they occurred during the meeting. All motions are made by Council in consecutive order, as determined by the Mayor. I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor J. Kevin Cole called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. INVOCATION AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FLAG AND TEXAS FLAG Councilmember Carbone gave the Invocation and Councilmember Patel led the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States of America Flag and the Texas Flag. III. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM Mayor J. Kevin Cole Mayor Pro-Tem Joseph Koza Councilmember Tony Carbone Councilmember Alex Kamkar Councilmember Adrian Hernandez Councilmember Layni Cade Councilmember Jeffrey Barry Councilmember Rushi Patel City Manager Trent Epperson City Attorney Darrin Coker City Secretary Frances Aguilar All Councilmembers were present. IV. CITIZEN COMMENTS Karen Kronjaeger expressed concern about activity at 1615 Sleepy Hollow. V. CONSENT AGENDA A. Consideration and Possible Action - Approval of minutes for the City Council Special Meeting held on July 10, 2023 and the City Council Regular Meeting held on July 10, 2023. B. Consideration and Possible Action - Excuse the absence of Councilmember Patel from the July 10, 2023 City Council Regular Meeting. C. Pulled for discussion. D. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-178 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, authorizing Page 1 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 400032D9-2DAD-4015-895C-9F8133C766A2 Pearland City Council Minutes July 24, 2023 a contract with McLemore-Luong, for architectural design services associated with the Melvin Knapp Senior Center Expansion Project, in the estimated amount of $73,400.00. E. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-172 - A Resolution of The City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, authorizing the City Manager or his designee to participate in an interlocal cooperative pricing arrangement with Choice Partners for the purchase of demolition services (previous animal shelter building), in the estimated amount of $141,733.23, from Generocity Services Inc. F. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-171 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, renewing a bid for quarterly preventative maintenance and repairs on standby generators with Arcco Company Services, Inc., in the estimated amount of $194,014.44, for the period of July 25, 2023 through July 24, 2024. G. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-170 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, authorizing a professional service contract with Pape- Dawson Consulting Engineers, LLC, for engineering services associated with the Veterans 2 Regional Lift Station Rehabilitation Project, in the estimated amount of $260,700.00. Councilmember Carbone made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez, to approve A-G, except for C. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: None. The motion carried. VII. MATTERS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA C. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-166 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, adopting the Repetitive Loss Area Analysis (RLAA). Councilmember Carbone made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Barry, to approve Resolution No. R2023-166. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: None. The motion carried. VI. NEW BUSINESS 1. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-136 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, authorizing the City Manager or his designee to enter into an Interlocal Agreement with Brazoria County for paving services, for the period of July, 25, 2023 through July 24, 2024. Page 2 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 400032D9-2DAD-4015-895C-9F8133C766A2 Pearland City Council Minutes July 24, 2023 Councilmember Kamkar made the motion, seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Koza, to approve Resolution No. R2023-136. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: None. The motion carried. 2. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-135 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, authorizing a contract with P Squared (P²) Emulsion Plants, LLC, as a sole source vendor, for the purchase of emulsified asphalt associated with the recycling and application of asphalt streets, in the estimated amount of $239,547.60, for the period of July 25, 2023 through July 24, 2024. Councilmember Kamkar made the motion, seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Koza, to approve Resolution No. R2023-135. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: None. The motion carried. 3. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-134 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, authorizing the City Manager or his designee to participate in an interlocal cooperative pricing arrangement with the Brazoria County, for the purchase of road paving materials from American Materials, in the estimated amount of $588,174.92, for the period of July 25, 2023 through July 24, 2024. Councilmember Kamkar made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Barry, to approve Resolution No. R2023-134. Mayor Pro-Tem recused himself from this item. AYES: Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: None. The motion carried. 4. Action was taken on New Business Item 4 but was later reconsidered. 5. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-173 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, awarding a construction services contract associated with the Bella Vita Regional Lift Station, to Nerie Construction, LLC., in the amount of $1,580,004.00. Councilmember Hernandez made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Barry, to approve Resolution No. R2023-173. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. Page 3 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 400032D9-2DAD-4015-895C-9F8133C766A2 Pearland City Council Minutes July 24, 2023 NAYS: None. The motion carried. 6. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-177 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, awarding a construction services contract associated with the South Corrigan Subdivision Transite Pipe Waterline Replacement Project to Nerie Brothers Construction, LLC., in the amount of $2,563,457.00. Councilmember Cade made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez, to approve Resolution No. R2023-177. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: None. The motion carried. 7. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-175 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, renewing the employee health insurance benefits for stop loss and administration services with Cigna, renewing employee dental insurance with Cigna, renewing employee vision plan benefits with UNUM and renewing the flexible spending account with WEX/Discovery for fiscal year 2023-2024. Councilmember Barry made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Cade, to approve Resolution No. R2023-175. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: None. The motion carried. VIII. OTHER BUSINESS There were no other business items. IX. MAYOR/COUNCIL ISSUES FOR CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION 1. Discussion regarding: 1) UDC requirements for Hotels; and 2) Management District Board Representation. Staff was directed to research other cities' requirements and standards for hotels. Information will be presented at a future Council meeting. Staff was directed to include resumes with candidate applications and to look at ways to expand representation of the management districts. X. EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE Council adjourned into Executive Session at 7:53 p.m. Page 4 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 400032D9-2DAD-4015-895C-9F8133C766A2 Pearland City Council Minutes July 24, 2023 Section 551.071- Consultation with City Attorney regarding contractual matters. Conducted Council returned from Executive Session at 9:33 p.m. VI. NEW BUSINESS CONTINUED A. Consideration and Possible Action - Resolution No. R2023-174 - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, renewing a service contract for electrical services (maintenance and repairs of City facilities) with Boyer, Inc., in the estimated amount of $500,000.00, beginning July 25, 2023 through July 24, 2024. Mayor Pro-Tem Koza made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Hernandez, to approve Resolution No. R2023-174. Mayor Pro-Tem Koza made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Cade, to postpone the item. AYES: Koza, Kamkar, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: Carbone and Hernandez. The motion carried. Councilmember Barry made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Patel, to reconsider Resolution No. R2023-174. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Cade, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: None. The motion carried. Councilmember Barry made the motion, seconded by Councilmember Patel, to approve Resolution No. R2023-174. AYES: Koza, Carbone, Kamkar, Hernandez, Barry, and Patel. NAYS: Cade. The motion carried. XI. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Cole adjourned the meeting at 9:38 p.m. Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 14th day of August 2023. City of Pearland, Texas Page 5 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 400032D9-2DAD-4015-895C-9F8133C766A2 Pearland City Council Minutes July 24, 2023 J. Kevin Cole Mayor ATTEST: Frances Aguilar TRMC, MMC City Secretary Page 6 of 6 DocuSign Envelope ID: 400032D9-2DAD-4015-895C-9F8133C766A2